1722 Copper Engraving Adam Graf Von Attimis Count Holy Roman Empire EUM4 XGEB3 Merrill Hall on the Milwaukee-Downer

Merrill Hall on the Milwaukee-Downer College campus is named in honor of William and his wife Elizabeth

"Shepherd Boy"

Charles Stanley Reinhart (1844-1896) was an American artist hailing from Pittsburgh

This piece was illustrated by Steer

in which he employed both black and white ink upon a darkened ground

1722 Copper Engraving Adam Graf Von Attimis Count Holy Roman Empire EUM4 XGEB3 Merrill Hall on the Milwaukee-DownerThis is an original 1722 black and white copper engraving of "Adam Graf von Attimis," Count of the Holy Roman Empire. The family of Attems was a noble family in the country of Friuli. Following the conquest of Friuli by the Venetian Republic, Friedrich Attems moved to Gorizia, becoming the chancellor to the last Count of Gorizia. The Attems played an important role within the Habsburg court and were one of the most influential noble families in Styria